Entrance Exams

Special Needs

English (Foreign Language)

Hourly Rate

Online LessonsHourly Rate

Primary

£40.00

£34.00

Secondary

£40.00

£34.00

Casual Learner

£40.00

£34.00

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Personal Description:

I have been a learning support teacher in the UK and Middle East for many years, working in schools and privately as a home tutor. For the past six years I have been working in London. I strongly believe every student is an individual and should be taught accordingly. Some of the families I have worked with have had me work with them for over six years and in two cases, with all four of their children. I think that must be a vote of confidence!

Schools which I have recently successfully coached children for admissions exams include: City, Highgate, Channing, Queens, North London Collegiate School, North Bridge, Forest, Putney, James Aleyn, St. Michael's, St. Aloysius, Haberdasher's, Camden School for Girls, St Mary Magdalene Academy and Portland Place.

I have an Honours degree in English Literature and am available for teaching children weekday evenings and Saturday mornings and English as a foreign language to adults weekday mornings.

Tutoring Experience:

I have worked as a private home tutor for about 20 years, mainly with children from 3 - 13 years gaining experience with Special Needs and dyslexic children and children of expat families new to the English curriculum. I have also taught in a total of nine primary schools in Essex, running French Clubs and in one school as their Learning Support Teacher. In Abu Dhabi I taught at the Sheikh Zayed Academy for Girls and privately at home with children of a wide range of nationalities.

My experience of working with adults on spoken and written English, includes Arab ladies in the Middle East and London. Recently, I have taught conversational English to adults from Vietnam, Russia, the Middle East, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Romania and Angola. I have also taught children from all different parts of the world: Australia, USA, Turkey, France, Spain, Germany and many local London children.

Tutoring Approach:

Every student is assessed individually. I think the greatest success comes when the tutor, school and parents all work in unison with the child to consolidate what the child is learning at school. Over many years, I have built up a huge bank of materials for exploring in detail the components needed for successful exam technique for English and maths. For literacy in particular, we work in detail on literary devices writers use, such as metaphor, simile, personification and visual imagery to aid the student with their own creative writing and analysing comprehensions. We can also work on persuasive writing and other sophisticated writing skills.

When teaching adults English as a foreign language, I tailor their needs to their lifestyle and ability. I can also offer English lessons in London whilst we explore the city and act as a chaperone and guide for visitors who wish to learn English exploring the wonderful delights and experiences of London.

I also offer elocution coaching for students who would like to speak with standard English pronunciation.

Qualifications:

British Council (2015) - Professional Practices for English Language Training (Professional)(✘ Not On File)

Angela's Feedback

AngelaFrom Sarah (5/5): (Primary Entrance Exams)Angela was great. We were really grateful for her help and advice. Our daughter loved her.

AngelaFrom Richard (5/5): (Primary Entrance Exams)Angela helped my daughter for six months leading up to her first school entrance exams (4+). We've seen remarkable progress in her concentration, numbers & letters and it was amazing to see how our daughter genuinely enjoyed being taught. Angela quickly developed a strong bond, with a lot of positive reinforcement our daughters morning session with Angela quickly became a highlight of the day and something she looked forward to. Our daughter was offered a place at several highly competitive schools, there's no doubt that Angela helped achieve this.

Reply from Angela: Thank you Richard. It was a pleasure working for your family.

AngelaFrom Pierre (5/5): (Primary English)Angela is an excellent tutor. Very professional, flexible and very organised. Our daughter like working with her even after long days at school.

Reply from Angela: Thank you Pierre. It's a pleasure working with your family!

AngelaFrom Jennifer (5/5): (Primary Entrance Exams)Our daughter loves going to see Angela - which is a surprise given how much she dislikes doing homework with us! We can definitely see she is making progress and working harder. Angela has used her magic to unlock the potential we knew was there.

AngelaFrom Mandy (5/5): (Primary English)Angela is an extremely competent tutor. She has observed my son well, has taken the time to liaise with me in order to tailor my sons tutoring to best suit his needs. I take assurance in the constructive feedback I receive from Angela after each session.
Angela has great communication, is considerate and personable with myself and my son.
After my sons last session with Angela he commented on how quickly the time went and was convinced I had come to pick him up too early!
I can't recommend Angela enough.

AngelaFrom Svetlana (5/5): (Casual Learner English)I really enjoyed studying with Angela, would recommend her to anyone who is seeking to improve their English language skills.

AngelaFrom Liz (5/5): (Primary Entrance Exams)Angela is an excellent tutor who I would thoroughly recommend. My son has settled in well with her and is responding well to the tuition.

AngelaFrom Nadine (5/5): (Casual Learner English)Angela is very professional and responsible tutor,her communicational skills are excellent.
I definitely recommend her to anyone.
Nadine

AngelaFrom Suzanne (4/5): (Primary English)Angela has been our home tutor for several weeks now, working with our six year old daughter for an hour twice a week. We are really pleased with the way our daughter has settled in to this relationship, she enjoys doing the work with Angela (amazing to us as she would barely sit with us for more than 10 minutes) and her school work understanding has improved already. It is early days but an excellent start, I will update this review in a couple of months time so that I can offer more specific feedback. In the meantime, I confirm Angela as being very professional, experienced and friendly tutor: we are lucky to have found her, and I highly recommend her for other tutoring relationships.